Hoopfest

About Hoopfest

Hoopfest is an annual 3on3 basketball tournament. Such an event can be held for several means. Examples are for a charity, physical activity, disease curement, and most commonly human spectation. The idea sees two even teams oppose each other in various games of basketball where the advancing teams continue to fight until there is a declared winner. This event is usually held on street areas (very common) with basketball courts and/or in a parking lots.

A Hoopfest should see boys and girls of divisible ages facing in groups of three or four members on each team. A usual event should consist of up to 40 teams tops; however, one tournament in 1999 consisted of about 1500 teams, 5500 players and 1000 volunteers. Because a large crowd might occur, this event might be held non-annually, this can be credited to sponsors promoting such an event to be so spectacular so that a large amount of money can be raised for charities. The purpose of this game can determine the best team of the area.

Many Hoopfest's begin in small towns and grow over years.The backing of the event could relate to when in 1974 in the small town of Texas where a population of 5,600 3-on-3 basketball tournament was held. The Gus Macker started when 17 friends decided on playing 3-on-3 to decide who was the best team. Now the Gus Macker tournament has grown to 5,100 teams (20,400 players) played each July in the town of Belding, Michigan. Till now this remains as a common summer event. Now there are 3-on-3 basketball tournaments set up all over the nation (usually that begin in a small town, area, location, etc.). Some tournaments allow for a variety of ages, skill-levels, as well as the physically challenged to participate. A name such as HoopFest would be a logical name for a tournament in a broadcast Television series.